I have 25 year old anderson window's on my house and they need updating. I was originally looking at doing insert replacement window's but then saw that Anderson offer's just the replacement sash. Pop out the old, pop in the new and done. No lose of visable glass and easy DIY...
Does anyone have any experience with this and can speak to pros and cons of this? what is beeter, etc.....
Make sure everyone is taking about the same window maker. There are Anderson and then there is Andersen. I didn't realize this until I called Anderson about a replacement sash and i could not find the window model number and they asked me if I was possibly there were AndersEn wondows. Later I found the brand AndersOn etched in the vinyl track.
I did sash kits to replace my old single pains. Frames & sills were in good shape. Brick exterior, plaster interior with plaster returns & no wood trim.
Used Kolbe & Kolbe AL clad wood sash kits. They came with a vinyl track held it with metal clips & backed with a foam seal.
DIY was very easy, no loss of glass, actually gained a bit due to thinner frames (some of our windows were smallish already). When I factored in the savings from not changing trim... the savings were Very significant.
Accurate measurements are very important. My supplier is fastidious & measured every opening meticulously 3 separate times = good fit.
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